Red Clover

Posted by on Oct 13, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Flowers, October, Provisional identification, Red Clover | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Red Clover, provisional identification, October 2014

 

Trifolium pratense (provisional identification). (more…)

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Multi-coloured trunks

Posted by on Oct 12, 2014 in 2014, Algae, Ash, Autumn, October, Provisional identification, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, October 2014

 

Ash, Fraxininus excelsior, made vivid by algae and lichen. (more…)

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A touch of blush

Posted by on Oct 11, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Blushing Bracket, Fungi, October, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Blushing Bracket, October 2014

 

Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa. (more…)

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Small but perfectly formed

Posted by on Oct 10, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, Autumn, Common Toad, October, Provisional identification | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Toad, provisional identification, October 2014

 

A tiny example of what appeared to be Bufo bufo, the Common Toad. (more…)

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Still flowering

Posted by on Oct 9, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Flowers, Insects, Nipplewort, October, Provisional identification, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flower, Nipplewort, provisional identification, October 2014

 

Unidentified visitor and Nipplewort, Lapsana communis (provisional identification). (more…)

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First defined in 1758

Posted by on Oct 8, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, October, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, October 2014

 

A Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria, perhaps recently emerged. (more…)

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Green October

Posted by on Oct 7, 2014 in 2014, Ash, Autumn, October, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, October 2014

 

The first day of October in the wood – Ash, Fraxinus excelsior, under a blue sky. (more…)

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Brer Fox

Posted by on Oct 6, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Fauna, Fox, September | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna. Fox, October 2014

 

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

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Thinking of Tom

Posted by on Oct 5, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Dandelion, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dandelion, September 2014

 

Always sunny. (more…)

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Harvestman

Posted by on Oct 4, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Harvestmen, Holly, Provisional identification, September, Spider, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Arachnids, Harvestmen, September 2014

 

A Harvestman, sp.Opiliones, possibly Leiobunum rotundum. (more…)

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Pleasant surprise

Posted by on Oct 3, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, September, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, September 2014

 

The fruit of the Spindle, which led to the discovery of a second Euonymus europaea in the wood. (more…)

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‘Be kind and tender to the Frog’

Posted by on Oct 2, 2014 in 2014, Amphibians, Autumn, Common Frog, September | 0 comments

 

 

Amphibian, Frog, September 2014

 

From The Frog by Hilaire Belloc. (more…)

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